Due to his background, Cao Cao has eaten many dishes cooked by high-class chefs, and even the dishes of special chefs. Others don't have that kind of mouth, high-level chefs can be officials, and it is impossible to condescend to serve a certain family, unless they are members of this family.

Unfortunately, the research and development of 'umami' is something that many chefs cannot achieve in their lifetime. There may be many families with intermediate chefs, but there are few senior chefs, after all, after deducting the development of 'umami', the requirements for heat, knife work and seasoning are also very high!

Supposedly, I should already be able to react to umami casually...... Cao Cao has always thought so, but he didn't expect to show this ugliness today. The heart that was sealed by the hard shell cracked a little crack at this moment, but she didn't notice it at all.

"Have you started eating?" Wen Ming came over with two bighead carp and saw that the food on the table was almost finished.

"Just keep doing it!" Wang Yong smiled, "There are still many people waiting to eat, right?" In other words, how are there two? ”

"Hehe...... Wen Ming smiled, "I also kind of want to try the taste......"

"Okay, it's cheap, you kid!" Wang Yong laughed and was about to turn around and go back to the back kitchen. A six-kilogram bighead carp can be exchanged for a meal for one person, which is still very cost-effective than trading. It can't be more, after all, the price of other seasonings is not low.

"Eh, it seems that the old man missed something?" Wang Yong was about to turn around and go back to the back kitchen, but a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him. Looking back, it wasn't Yang Ci who was slowly walking into the store.

"Chef Yang, I didn't expect to see you here!" Cao Cao stepped forward to say hello, and in the imperial court before, he had also tasted the dishes cooked by this old man, although only once. At that time, his position was even above Cao Cao.

"Oh, it's the daughter of the old Cao family! Long time no see, don't come unharmed! Yang Ci nodded, although he was not in a high position in the imperial court in the past, he was an existence that could not be ignored.

"Master, why are you here?" Wang Yong stepped forward to say hello, he didn't expect Yang Ci to come over suddenly.

"Haha, did you forget?" Yang Ci laughed, then took out a post and handed it over, "Three days later, it will be the auspicious day of the zodiac, I will come to inform you, the day after tomorrow to the chef's guild, I will teach you some basic etiquette, so as not to make a fool of yourself on the day of the apprenticeship." Originally, this was the purpose of my visit, but now this meal makes me very curious, but is there more? ”

"Yes! I just have to continue to do it, teacher, please wait! Wang Yong immediately responded.

"Congratulations to Chef Yang for finding a wishful disciple." Cao Cao lost no time in flattering it.

"My disciple is so young, I'm afraid I'll have to take care of Meng De in the future!" Yang Ci nodded, then took out an invitation and handed it over, "Three days later, it will be the old apprenticeship ceremony, and I hope that Cao Thorn will appreciate his face!" ”

"Definitely, definitely!" Cao Cao accepted the invitation, and naturally readily agreed. Wang Yong is not only the disciple of this old man, but also the chef under her command, and his apprenticeship ceremony is naturally to be witnessed.

The two were originally colleagues, and naturally there were a lot of topics, so they sat down like this and started chatting. chatted and chatted, and naturally talked about the Han court.

"It's a pity that His Majesty was poisoned by Dong Zhuo, and King Chen Liuwang disappeared in five years, his life and death are unknown, and now he relies on Dong Zhuo as a minion to control Guanzhong and establish himself as the emperor. Yuan Shao was in Hebei, and he didn't think about the thief, but instead had the idea of canonizing Liu Yu as the emperor......" Yang Ci said with emotion.

"King Chen Liuwang is the only remaining bloodline of the first emperor, even if he is a man, he is also the orthodox heir to the throne of the Han Dynasty, and since the Spring and Autumn Period, there have been several records of men ascending the throne as emperors. It's just that if you continue, you can't find his words, but I'm afraid that I will have to choose the royal family closest to the bloodline to succeed to the throne, and Liu Yu of Youzhou can be said to be the first candidate. Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh.

The conversation between the two was not quiet, Wang Yong naturally listened to it, and history seemed to have changed significantly here. For example, Lu Bu came to Yanzhou, but he didn't kill Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo did poison the young emperor, but Emperor Han Xian disappeared in advance. The key is that what the hell is the emperor in Guanzhong, this development is a bit ruined!

It is said that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty would escape from Chang'an this year, and then be welcomed by Cao Cao to Xu County, which was later known as Xudu. However, since Emperor Han Xian disappeared five years in advance, who knows where she went?!

"Liu Li?" The fish head sour bamboo shoot tofu soup entered the stage of watching the fire, Wang Yong shouted, and planned to deal with the fish.

Who knew that Liu Li didn't respond, and couldn't help but glance at the past curiously, only to see Liu Li stunned there, with a worried face. Wang Yong simply stepped forward, patted her shoulder gently, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Huh!" Liu Li was excited, like a frightened cat, and immediately reacted, patted his chest and said, "No, it's nothing...... Just thinking of something......"

"Well, help watch the fire, I'll handle the fish!" Wang Yong didn't think much about it, then turned around and continued to cook the sauerkraut fish.

"Five years...... Ah......h

Instead of dwelling too much on the memories, she quickly recovered and began to help watch the fire. This time, for convenience, Wang Yong cooked two fish in one go, and then boiled soup together and made sauerkraut fish together.

The amount is too large, and the taste will become more and more difficult to control, especially the control of the heat will also increase several times. Many people think that cooking two or even multiple dishes at the same time is nothing more than putting seasonings in the same proportion, but in fact, when it comes to real cooking, how much previous experience can not be used at all, and it needs to rely on the chef's own exploration.

The key is that it is very difficult to shake the pot, but fortunately, the sauerkraut fish does not need to be shaken much, otherwise Wang Yong will definitely not be ugly.

Finally, after cooking, it was filled, and then it was sent out, and at the same time, I took another portion, made a set meal, and put it in front of Wen Ming. The latter thanked him and began to taste.

"The owner's cooking skills seem to have improved a lot!" Wen Ming took a bite of the sauerkraut fish and couldn't help exclaiming, "In addition, this strong taste, is it spicy?" I kind of tasted it, it turned out that the spicy taste was like this, I didn't expect the accident to be good! If you go back like this, you will be able to explain to the master! ”

"It seems that you are also a person who can eat spicy food!" Wang Yong thought that Wen Ming would be spicy, but he didn't expect to eat quite happily, and he suddenly felt a little bored.

"Shopkeeper, how do you feel disappointed?" Wen Ming looked at Wang Yong suspiciously, and said secretly: What did you do wrong?

"No, please taste it slowly!" Wang Yong smiled, turned around and came to Yang Ci's table, and brought him another one.

"The soup is fish head sour bamboo shoot tofu soup, the dish is sauerkraut fish, and the staple food is rice, I hope to have an appetite for the teacher. In addition, the sauerkraut fish is added with chili peppers, and the taste is a bit strong, so please pay attention to it. Wang Yong reminded.

"Hahaha, I see!" Yang Ci smiled and nodded, when he was chatting just now, he already knew about chili peppers. It is said to be spicy, but it is not spicy like ginger or dogwood, according to Xun Yu, it is a little close to a hot or painful feeling, which makes him very curious.

What is really worth asking about is where did Wang Yong find this chili pepper and how did he discover its use?

You know, in the last 200 years, chefs have spent a lot of time researching seasonings. As a result, various sauces were developed, balsamic vinegar was processed into aged vinegar, and sesame oil was developed.

As a result, Wang Yong was good, and it is said that he made food with medicinal herbs, and now he has found a new seasoning called chili pepper. As a former special chef, Yang Ci even believes that Wang Yong's discovery may bring about an important change in the seasoning industry.

The old man had a bad stomach, so he naturally couldn't eat sauerkraut fish directly, so Yang Ci tried to drink soup. The soup is fragrant, and the sour bamboo shoots have a slight sour taste, which brings out the umami of the fish and the fragrance of the tofu. It is both appetizing and delicious, and it is a rare soup, especially the umami, which is really emotional.

"The talent of worry-free is indeed too strong!" Yang Ci enjoyed drinking the soup, "The understanding of umami is not inferior to those senior chefs who have been cooking for four or five years, or even seven or eight years. ”

No, no, no, through composite materials, the continuous impact of umami is triggered, which is already the domain of super chefs. Of course, this is only the understanding of taste, knife work, cooking and seasoning, which is still quite inferior.

"Suddenly I want to cook...... Yang Ci felt a little unable to sit still, such a good idea, but Wang Yong can't do the best, as a special chef, he hasn't cooked for a while, and now he has actually started to itch.

"If that's the case, then we're in for a treat!" Cao Cao laughed.

"No, no, no...... Eat now! Yang Ci shook his head, and then continued to taste, this time starting to taste the sauerkraut fish. As the so-called food is current, how can it live up to it?

First of all, it is naturally chili, this fragrance smells for the first time, it is very strong, it has been boiled in the soup, but the smell is still very strong, Yang Ci, who smelled it carefully, even had a feeling of wanting to sneeze, which was a bit similar to the pepper he had touched.

Then I took a bite lightly, and immediately it was a hot feeling, as if I was burned by fire, and it seemed to hurt suddenly, but I didn't hate this feeling, but I had the idea of continuing to try.

In modern parlance, spicy taste creates a painful sensation on the tongue, and in order to balance this pain, the human body secretes endorphins, which eliminate pain on the tongue and create a feeling similar to happiness in the human body, and we mistake this feeling for spicy food itself, so many people like spicy food.

This argument actually has a bit of a sense of stealing the concept, after all, the chili pepper itself has a very strong umami taste. In particular, Wang Yong remembers that there is a kind of millet spicy pepper variety, the umami is particularly strong, if you don't like its spicy taste, put some chili leaves into the soup to cook, it can also play a fresher effect.

"How can this fish be so tender?" After eating a mouthful of chili, Yang Ci began to eat sauerkraut fish, and after eating a bite of fish, he suddenly exclaimed.

"I used some secret recipes...... Wang Yong smiled, this thing of tender meat powder must not be exposed.

"Interesting, so interesting!" Yang Ci suddenly felt that Wang Yong was really a disciple given to him by God, and there were too many secrets on his body waiting to be discovered, as if it was a treasure, and it was like a door to a new world, constantly refreshing his understanding of cooking.

The sauerkraut fish is very delicious and appetizing, even if he is old and can't eat much, it is rare for him to finish his share. I touched my slightly bulging belly, and I suddenly felt as if I had become younger.

"Delicious, thank you for the hospitality! I'll be waiting for you at the chef's guild the day after tomorrow, come early! Yang Ci smiled and got up to leave.

"Disciple understands!" Wang Yong nodded and personally sent him out, until he got into the carriage and went away, and then returned to the shop.